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02-06-2012 07:39 AM
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03-16-2007, 06:09 AM
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UTH and Melamine!
So I started building another cage and I attacthed an UTH to the bottom of the melamine and I cant feel the bottom of the tank getting any hotter.
Do these not work well with wood?
For anyone else who uses melamine what do you use to heat?
I bought the biggest one they had.
Here is the UTH I bought.
* I am going to have ANOTHER EMPTY cage. You know what that means. lol
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03-16-2007, 06:24 AM
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I use that for mine. it takes a while to heat up.
I didn't think it was going to heat up but it gets pretty hot
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03-16-2007, 06:28 AM
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The wood absorbs the heat. But it can be done. I dont trust putting a heating pad on the bottom of a wood tank but I guess it can be done. But it all depends on how thick your melamine is.
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03-16-2007, 06:30 AM
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Oh yes, thickness too. Mine is 1/3"
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03-16-2007, 06:31 AM
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Its 3/4. I feel better putting it on Melamine rather than MDF or something. I am just testing it right now.
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03-16-2007, 06:32 AM
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3/4 is really thick. That heating pad is going to be working hard!
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Have you ever thought about putting in a light bulb? I think theres a way you can mount one inside the tank with a cage around it?
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I think it'll still heat up pretty good... Just wait it out.
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I think it'll still heat up pretty good... Just wait it out.
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Its been on there for a good 3-4 hours or so.... Ill check it in the mourning.
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Have you ever thought about putting in a light bulb? I think theres a way you can mount one inside the tank with a cage around it?
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I am trying to get rid of the heating light bulbs. Its really hard to keep the humidity up here.
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your going to wind up setting your cage/house on fire if you just stick a heatmat under a wood cage. Get your self some flexwatt install inside the cage and cover with tile board shower surround or plexiglass then caulk and put a thermostat on it and your done.
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Theboaguy is right. Put the heat tape on the inside of the cage and cover it with plexiglass. At least that is how I have done mine. Works well.
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your going to wind up setting your cage/house on fire if you just stick a heatmat under a wood cage. Get your self some flexwatt install inside the cage and cover with tile board shower surround or plexiglass then caulk and put a thermostat on it and your done.
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"Ditto" on that . That's what I done!
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your going to wind up setting your cage/house on fire if you just stick a heatmat under a wood cage. Get your self some flexwatt install inside the cage and cover with tile board shower surround or plexiglass then caulk and put a thermostat on it and your done.
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but wouldn't that trap the heat of the flexwatt? isn't that dangerous?
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You are suppose to leave like a 1/4" gap between the flex and the substrate(tile board) covering it. Also it cant catch fire if you have a good thermostat keeping the temp where you want it.
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You are suppose to leave like a 1/4" gap between the flex and the substrate(tile board) covering it. Also it cant catch fire if you have a good thermostat keeping the temp where you want it.
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Sorry if this sounds stupid, but please bare with me. So you would leave a gap between the flex and the tile, then seal it?
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set the cage on 2x4 for a air gap and get yourself a kane heat mat
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Sorry if this sounds stupid, but please bare with me. So you would leave a gap between the flex and the tile, then seal it?
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you got it just rip some 1/4" tall lengths of wood and make a square around the flex to make it sturdy then glue the tile board to your wood frame around the flex watt and then seal so no water can get in
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you got it just rip some 1/4" tall lengths of wood and make a square around the flex to make it sturdy then glue the tile board to your wood frame around the flex watt and then seal so no water can get in
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lol. now i feel like a small kid.
But realy, thanks alot
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